Haiku Society of America Senryu Awards for 2010

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award
in Memorial of Gerald Brady

2010

Judges: Linda Jeanette Ward & Marsh Muirhead
See 2010 judges' comments.

First Place

my skeleton
going for a walk
in the cemetery

Garry Gay

 

Second Place

mother's day
she puts me
on hold

Roberta Beary

 

Third Place ($50) Cathy Drinkwater Better, Maryland

final note
my g-string
too tight

 

Honorable Mentions

wishbone
as we pull it apart
I change my mind

Gary Gay, California

 

my blind date
disarming the alarm
she invites me in

Neal Whitman, California

 

graveside service
no one wants to leave
first

Julie Warther, Ohio

 

soothsayer
by appointment
only

Roland Packer, Ontari

 

 

 

 

 

These awards for unpublished haiku were originally made possible by Mrs. Harold G. Henderson in memory of Harold G. Henderson, who helped found The Haiku Society of America.

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